Today’s editorial: When an election is as close as the one in the 7th Senate District was, a recount should be automatic, not left to the judges’ discretion. ___________________ The court battle over …

Americans should take a page from the Netherlands’ work book, says John de Graaf for the Progressive in Utne Reader. By working harder for fewer hours, the Dutch are famously productive, and fiercely …

Today’s editorial: State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli wants to cut off benefits for politicians guilty of corruption crimes. Twenty-one other states do just that. Why can’t New York? Oh, the names. The …

The START treaty fight initiated by the Republicans should serve as a stark lesson that even with victory in your sails, there are limits to how far you can push your luck, says Fred Kaplan in Slate. …